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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Girdle \Gir"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girdled}; p. pr & vb n. {Girdling}.] 1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. --Shak. 2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in Those sleeping stones, That as a waist doth girdle you about --Shak. 3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it [U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. A griddle. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS gyrdel fr gyrdan akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf {Girth}, n.] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist; a cestus. Within the girdle of these walls. --Shak. Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv 6. 2. The zodiac; also the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon. From the world's girdle to the frozen pole. --Cowper. That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell. 3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight. 4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm. {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under {Sphenethmoid}. {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel. {Sea girdle} (Zo["o]l.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle}, under {Venus}. {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, & {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}. {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one that is in subjection. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: girdle n 1: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers [syn: {cincture}, {sash}, {waistband}, {waistcloth}] 2: a woman's close-fitting foundation garment [syn: {corset}, {panty girdle}, {stays}] v 1: cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients [syn: {deaden}] 2: put a girdle on or around [syn: {gird}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Girdle (1.) Heb. hagor, a girdle of any kind worn by soldiers (1 Sam. 18:4; 2 Sam. 20:8; 1 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 3:21) or women (Isa. 3:24). (2.) Heb. 'ezor, something "bound," worn by prophets (2 Kings 1:8; Jer. 13:1), soldiers (Isa. 5:27; 2 Sam. 20:8; Ezek. 23:15), Kings (Job 12:18). (3.) Heb. mezah, a "band," a girdle worn by men alone (Ps. 109:19; Isa. 22:21). (4.) Heb. 'abnet, the girdle of sacerdotal and state officers (Ex. 28:4, 39, 40; 29:9; 39:29). (5.) Heb. hesheb the "curious girdle" (Ex. 28:8; R.V., "cunningly woven band") was attached to the ephod, and was made of the same material. The common girdle was made of leather (2 Kings 1:8; Matt. 3:4); a finer sort of linen (Jer. 13:1; Ezek. 16:10; Dan. 10:5). Girdles of sackcloth were worn in token of sorrow (Isa. 3:24; 22:12). They were variously fastened to the wearer (Mark 1:6; Jer. 13:1; Ezek. 16:10). The girdle was a symbol of strength and power (Job 12:18, 21; 30:11; Isa. 22:21; 45:5). "Righteousness and faithfulness" are the girdle of the Messiah (Isa. 11:5). Girdles were used as purses or pockets (Matt. 10:9. A. V., "purses;" R.V., marg., "girdles." Also Mark 6:8).
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